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Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill is pleased to announce the promotion of Chng Keng Lung, Jennifer James Ilango and Zaharah Othman to senior associates:

Jennifer James Ilango, Shipping Practice Group

Jennifer, a graduate of the University of the West of England and a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, was admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in October 2010. A Chevening scholar, she also holds a Master's in Maritime Law from UCL, London, the UK.

She works principally with Andrew Chiew Ean Vooi in the Shipping Practice Group. She has handled contentious and non-contentious matters relating to both wet and dry shipping. She advises and acts for clients from diversified shipping backgrounds ranging from marine insurers, cargo owners and charterers to banks, liquidators and offshore service providers.

She has worked on matters relating to marine insurance claims, international trade, charterparty disputes, ship arrest, judicial sale and purchase of ships, and offshore-related services. She has also been involved in domestic maritime arbitrations.

A member of the Malaysian Maritime Law Association, Jennifer is studying for the Professional Qualifying Examinations, a prerequisite for membership of the London-based Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

Chng Keng Lung, Corporate Disputes Practice Group

Lung read law at Cardiff University in Wales, the UK, and is a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He also holds a degree in Professional Accountancy (RMIT University, Melbourne) and a Master of Laws (Cardiff University). He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 and admitted as an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in September 2014.

After completing pupillage with the firm, Lung commenced practice with the team headed by SM Shanmugam. His main area of practice is corporate and commercial disputes, with a focus on directors’ duties, fraudulent trading and tort. He has experience in commercial arbitrations and has acted as co-counsel in an arbitration held at the AIAC. In recent years, he has also worked with SM Shanmugam in civil litigations concerning market manipulation and insider trading.

Lung has written articles on contract and professional negligence, namely, “Wavering on Waivers” and “Auditors — To What Extent do Auditors ‘Care’?”. He is also a contributor to the Malaysian Civil Procedure (2015 and 2018 Editions).

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Zaharah Othman, Corporate & Commercial Practice Group (Johor Bahru office)

Zaharah received her tertiary education at Universiti Teknologi MARA, where she completed her Diploma in Public Administration in 2007. Subsequently, she read law at the same university, graduating with LLB (Hons) in 2011. She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 2012.

She has worked on a variety of merger and acquisition matters, with a focus on real estate transactions. She has handled direct acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and industrial development projects.

Zaharah’s area of practice also revolves around conveyancing practice and other property-related transactions such as sale and transfer of real property, leases, tenancies and property financing matters. She has also overseen retail, commercial and bridging financing transactions for conventional financing as well as financing under Shariah principles.

In respect of other corporate and commercial work, Zaharah has advised on an array of transactions that include concession agreements, privatisation projects, general corporate and commercial drafting and advisory work. LH-AG

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Book Launch

Hishamudin Yunus: Celebrating Judicial Independence

Early November saw the launch of Hishamudin Yunus: Celebrating Judicial Independence, an insight into the legal mind of Dato’ Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, currently a consultant at Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill (LHAG). More than 200 guests — including the Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, and the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Dato’ Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof — attended the event.

The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, who wrote the foreword to the book, officiated the launch. The book, a compilation of commentaries by leading legal figures, was edited by Tax, SST & Customs partner S Saravana Kumar and discusses some of the landmark rulings by the retired Court of Appeal judge, who wrote more than 700 judgments during his 23 years on the bench. It was published in conjunction with LHAG’s 25th anniversary. LH-AG